Leading expert in Medieval and Renaissance manuscript illumination, Les Enluminures offers for sale original illuminated manuscripts, books of hours, miniatures and works of art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. To hold and to turn the pages of a manuscript is to touch hands directly with medieval Europe.
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PagesWhat's in a Name?
Join us as we embark on the new series: “What’s in a Name.” Shakespeare uses this line in Romeo and Juliet to convey the idea that what someone is called... Read more -
EventsTefaf 2022
Maastricht June 25 - 30, 2022 Read more -
Video entriesPodcast - Episode 49 with Sonja Drimmer
Rolls, Codices, Codicology, Connoisseurship, Paleography, and Media "Revolutions" Join host Sandra Hindman and Sonja Drimmer on a special episode of the Les Enluminures podcast! Sandra and Sonja sit down to discuss her most recent article in Speculum “Connoisseurship,... Read more -
PagesFashion in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance: Fashion in the Fields
In medieval Europe, much of the population resided in the countryside, and some eighty-five percent of society could be described as peasants. They worked the land and would have worn... Read more -
PagesPodcast
Untold stories, research, science, and histories of Medieval and Renaissance artworks. Read more -
PagesAbout Us
Les Enluminures offers for sale exceptionally rare illuminated manuscripts, miniatures and works of art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance Read more -
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